Pragmatics 01

Identify type of deixis in the underlined word/phrase.

"She finished Chapter 3."

• Temporal deixis

• Personal deixis

• Discoursal deixis

How many deixes are there in the following sentence?

"Your daughter found page 33 interesting."

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Answer explanation

Your daughter found page 33 interesting.

- Your: Personal deixis

- Found: Temporal deixis (it refers to the past tense)

- Page 33: Discoursal deixis

Identify the type of deixis of the underlined word.

- A: I’m sorry I stepped on your toe!

- B: It’s all right, madam.

How many SPATIAL deixes are there in this sentence?

"I am looking at those clouds over there."

• 3

• 2

• 1

• 4

Answer explanation

The two spatial deixes are:

I am looking at those clouds over there.

How many TEMPORAL deixes are there in the following sentence?

"You showed me that picture last week."

• 1

• 3

• 2

Answer explanation

The two temporal deixes are:

You showed me that picture last week.

First person pronouns can be exclusive or inclusive. Decide if the pronoun in the following sentence is EXCLUSIVE or INCLUSIVE?

Sentence a. Let us go home.

• Inclusive

• Exclusive

First person pronouns can be exclusive or inclusive. Decide if the pronoun in the following sentence is EXCLUSIVE or INCLUSIVE?

Sentence b. Let's go home.

• Inclusive

• Exclusive